Suggestions Installing stud-mount letters on stucco

[White Haus]

I'm sure I'm overthinking this, but do you guys have any pointers for installing Gemini letters w/ studs into stucco?

Letters are 1" thick, 16" high so they'll have a bit of weight to them. (mockup attached)

Any specific drill bits and silicone/adhesive I should try to use?

Should be simple, I just don't handle this type of work myself usually and of course it's on a customer's brand new garage.

Thanks in advance.

 

[weyandsign]

I would say masonry bits, looks like a block wall. Regular silicone should be ok.

 

[Texas_Signmaker]

I use an SDS drill. It's 100000000 times easier than a hammer drill. Take some lexel and dip the studs in them right before you put the letter in the wall.

https://www.lowes.com/pd/DEWALT-XR-20-Volt-Max-1-in-SDS-Plus-Cordless-Rotary-Hammer-Tool-Only/50433778?cm_mmc=shp-_-c-_-vf-_-tol-_-ggl-_-PMAX_Dewalt-_-50433778-_-local-_-0-_-0&&ds_a_cid=279391351&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwooq3BhB3EiwAYqYoEqzszhiaxiohdHqMji-DtLInxMTNCWzFzOKl5bpjG_dzQBVERh5goBoCjTYQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

[JBurton]

Rotary hammer is what the tool tex meant to point you toward. It sits between a hammer drill and a jack hammer.
If you want a good one, hitachi/metabo make a fantastic one, has turn/turn+hammer/hammer only options, great for lining up a hole with hammer only at an angle, swap to hammer+spin, then go to town... can add a vacuum for interior work, it doesn't do much on drywall, but it makes the customer think you are being conscientious of their environment.
Drill:

Amazon.com

Vacuum:

Amazon.com

Also, bend your studs in opposing directions so you don't need to leave tape and have a return trip to remove the tape.

 

[Johnny Best]

Since you do not do this all the time, buy a rotery hammer drill from Harbor Freight for "saving money".

 

[ddarlak]

hammerdrill is good enough, 100% clear silicone is what you want.

 

[White Haus]

Thanks for the tips guys.

Whole thing took less than an hour and turned out good, customer is happy.

Used my trusty Milwaukie M18 hammer drill and clear silicone.

I guess it was just a thin skimcoat of stucco over plywood so it drilled pretty easily with a masonry bit.

Didn't have to worry about taping numbers up, made the holes a bit too snug and the studs just barely wedged in there, but that's a good tip about bending the studs a bit!

Will definitely invest in a rotary hammer drill if we do more jobs like this down the road, looks like it would be a much better tool for the job.

 

[Texas_Signmaker]

Thanks for the tips guys.

Whole thing took less than an hour and turned out good, customer is happy.

Used my trusty Milwaukie M18 hammer drill and clear silicone.

I guess it was just a thin skimcoat of stucco over plywood so it drilled pretty easily with a masonry bit.

Didn't have to worry about taping numbers up, made the holes a bit too snug and the studs just barely wedged in there, but that's a good tip about bending the studs a bit!

Will definitely invest in a rotary hammer drill if we do more jobs like this down the road, looks like it would be a much better tool for the job.

If you do them often it is. With the SDS I can hold the drill in positions where I can't put a lot of force on it, and it has the power to get though the concrete. It gives you a large range of working area. With the hammer drill, you have to push on it to work.